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+# Secret Stuff!
+
+To set your wifi network and password put them into the relevant files but
+without a trailing newling. I.e.
+
+```
+echo -n "my-wifi-network" > src/secrets/wifi-network
+echo -n "some password" > src/secrets/wifi-password
+```
+
+This command can then be used to ensure changes don't get checked in:
+
+```
+git update-index --assume-unchanged src/secrets/wifi-network
+git update-index --assume-unchanged src/secrets/wifi-password
+```
+